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[...] bundle contains an exclusive, custom-designed console and two exclusive controllers inspired by the game, a standard edition copy of "Halo 4," a wired headset, a massive 320GB hard drive, built-in Wi-Fi, and Xbox LIVE tokens for exclusive "Halo 4" in-game and avatar marketplace downloadable content. The "ring of light" on the console, as well as the Xbox Guide button of the controller will showcase a glowing blue color to match the overall "Halo 4" color scheme.

Set to debut October 5, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn tells the story of a young cadet named Lasky, and his time at an UNSC academy. The facility comes under attack during the early stages of the human/Covenant war, and a chance meeting with John-117 inspires this young man to become a better soldier. Eventually, Lasky will grow to become one of the Spartans aboard the UNSC Infinity, which is a key part of the story in Halo 4.

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On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

What did you expect? The show is about a group of cadets, so of course they're going to be young.
And Mike Dopud who plays General Black hardly looks 12.

I enjoyed it. They've clearly put a lot of effort into the production to create the feeling and tone of the games as well as the previous live action shorts. Though in that regard they have a lot to live up to, because even for commercials, those live action shorts were extremely well done.

It was nice to see they got a actors who can actually act and have a screen presence beyond whatever dialog they're spouting.
I recognized several locations from other shows, namely BSG and Stargate and I wouldn't be surprised if those same woods served as the backdrop for numerous alien planets throughout stargate.

One nitpick: The gatling-equipped warthog. Why the fuck does that thing have a gatling mounted if this is supposed to be inside an academy? Did they think we wouldn't recognize it if it wasn't equipped with one?

(If it's a "sim" variant with less-than-lethal rounds, why the fuck is the general using it as a personal transport? You can still kill people with blanks and rubber bullets if they're too close, and they indicate that the sim rounds are probably just as lethal in CQC, so again, why wasn't that a troop transport variant like in Halo 3?)

To put this in perspective, I'm only bugged with this because it sticks out in an otherwise well-done episode.